OUTREACH SCHOOLS EXAMINATIONS BOARD

COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT 2 TERM 1 2024

PRIMARY SEVEN
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Time allowed : 2 hours 15 minutes

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School Name………………………………………………………………………………………………….
District Name…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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1. This paper has two sections: A and B.
Section A has 40 questions and section B has 15 QN. NO. MARK
EXR`S NO.
questions.
1 - 10
2. All the working for both sections A and B must be
shown in the spaces provided. 11 - 20

3. All working must be done using a blue or black 21 - 30

ball-point pen or fountain pen. Any work done in
pencil other than graphs, pictures and diagrams
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will not be marked.
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4. Unnecessary changes of work and any
handwriting that cannot easily be read may lead
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to loss of marks.

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“For Examiners’ Use Only” and boxes inside the
question paper. 50 – 52

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 SECTION A (40 marks)
Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each
1. Name one accident caused by heat.
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2. How do tapeworms enter our bodies?
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3. State any one advantage of bee keeping to a crop farmer.
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4. How can a P.7 child make water safe for drinking at home?
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5. Name the component of air used in respiration.
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6. Give any one importance of food in the body.
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7. Give any one reason why a first aider should wear the items below when giving first
aid.

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8. State one advantage of scavenger mammals in the environment.
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9. How is tobacco smoking dangerous to a pregnant woman?
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10. Name one food stuff rich in animal proteins.
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11. Where in the female reproductive system does conception occur?
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12. Name the non-diarrhoeal disease spread by a housefly.
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13. State any one role of parents in promoting immunization in a family.
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14. How can a farmer who rears local breeds of cattle improve on their quality?
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15. Name the sense organ that helps us to know that there is enough salt in food.
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16. How can you care for rabbits?
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17. Why are drugs kept out of reach of children?
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Study the diagram below and answer questions about it

18. What does the above diagram prove about water?

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19. Name the types of soil with moderate capillarity.
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20. In which one way are biological changes similar to chemical changes?
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21. How can you increase the volume of blood in your body?
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22. State one danger of poor disposal of human faeces.
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23. Why isn’t it necessary to smoke the pit of a VIP latrine?
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24. How are prop roots in a maize plant similar to buttress roots in trees?
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25. Mention any one breed of sheep kept for wool.
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26. Write any one method used to make alcohol.
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27. State any one way man can prevent the effect of strong wind.
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28. Write any one thing that happens to food in the mouth.
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29. State any one danger of using firewood for cooking.
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30. Which component of blood helps in transporting digested food in the body?
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31. State one way people care for their skin.
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32. Mention any one plant process that takes place in leaves.
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33. Why should a doctor clean the injection site with spirit before injection?
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34. Give a reason why human beings are grouped under mammals.
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35. How can you measure the volume of a pawpaw fruit?
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36. State any one danger of bacteria to people.
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37. Name the region of the tooth that is sensitive to heat and cold.
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38. Name the method of grazing cattle shown in the diagram below.

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39. State the main cause of soil leaching.
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40. How is a compact disc useful to a musician?
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SECTION B: (60 MARKS)
Questions 41 to 55 carry four marks each
41(a) .Name two solutes used when making ORS?
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(b) Why should one stir the mixture when making ORS?
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(c) Name the solvent that dissolves the solutes named in (a) above.
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42. (a). Identify any one class of food that provides energy to the body.
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(b) State two ways of promoting food hygiene.
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(c) Mention any one vector that commonly contaminates food.
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43.(a) State any one use of alcohol to people.
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(b) Mention any two reasons why people drink alcohol.
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(c) Cite out one life skill needed by a child to avoid alcoholism.
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44(a) Give the meaning of soil exhaustion.
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(b) State any one cause of soil exhaustion.
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(c) Mention any two ways a crop farmer can improve on soil fertility.
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45. The diagram below shows a method of obtaining clean water from dirty water. Use it to
answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the method of obtaining clean water shown above.

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b) What scientific name is given to the water obtained at Q?
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c) Why is the water collected at Q not safe for drinking?
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d) State any one way the water collected at Q can be made safe for drinking.
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46. (a). What is PHC?
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(b) Write any one principle of PHC.
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(b) Name the element of PHC promoted through;
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(ii) giving BCG vaccine to children …………………………………………………….……………
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47. (a) How is a black jack adopted to animal dispersal?
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(b) State any two advantages of seed dispersal in the environment.
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(c) In which way can seed dispersal be dangerous in the environment?
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48. (a) Name any two examples of root tubers.
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(b) Give any two ways of harvesting root tuber crops.
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49.(a)Name the group of cold blood vertebrates that undergoes internal fertilization.
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(b) Mention any two examples of vertebrates in the group named in (a) above.
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(c) Give a reason why the animals you have named above are said to be cold
blooded.
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50. The diagram below shows an experiment carried out about heat transfer. Use it to
answer the questions that follow.

a) What wax tube will meet;

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(b) How does heat of the candle reach the wax A?
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(c) State one use of heat transfer by conduction in our daily life.
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51. Matching correctly.
Diseases deficiency diseases
Kwashiorkor lack of vitamin C
Marasmus lack of vitamin D
Scurvy lack of proteins
Rickets lack of carbohydrates

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52. (a) Give the meaning of the term echo.
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(b) State two ways echoes can be minimized in video halls.
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(c) Name the part of the ear that does not contribute to the hearing process.
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53.(a) State any one way people can prevent very dirty clothes from staining others.
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(b) Why should clothes be soaked before washing them?
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(c) How can a primary six pupil kill germs in his or her school uniform?
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(d) Mention one danger of wearing dirty clothes.
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54.(a) Name the vaccine given to babies at the age of 9 months.
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(b) State one importance of a child health card to a mother.
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(c) How is immunization important to infants?
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(d) Write any one method of administering vaccines to infants.
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55. The diagram below shows one of the systems in the human body. Use it to answer
questions that follow.

(a) Which body system does the organs drawn above belong?
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(b) Name part marked T.
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(c) How is part marked R useful in the system?
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(d) State any one way part marked R is adapted to its function.
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